February 2015 Video Tutorial -- Creating a Casino Poster Part 1

**Rik** · 26 February 2015, 11:12 PM

Here's my effort on Part 1, of the tutorial.

I did the roulette wheel, as per the instructions.
Because, what I've never really used before is the 'Fit Blend to curve' and 'Rotate along curve'.
So, that was a new skill.

**Gare** · 27 February 2015, 06:12 PM

It looks perfect, Rik, and I'm glad you tried out the blend, which can be used to make any number of slices on a circle, as long as you use the math I figured out and showed.

You're all set for next month where I show how to build a brush out of 3D card suits (spades, diamond and so on).

To go 2% off-topic, now that some of you know the formula for making glass, if you watched the March 2013 Tutorial on making neon, youcould make a shickwave or GIF file of a neon sigh off (showing glass) and then going on (showing neon), like this:

Cheap trikc, huh? The Xara file is a mess and attached.

-g

**Rik** · 27 February 2015, 09:32 PM

Here's my effort!

Click the image to see!

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**Egg Bramhill** · 28 February 2015, 03:10 AM

The reflection of the text on the "on" part of the animation is very effective Rik. I like that a lot.

**Rik** · 28 February 2015, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

The reflection of the text on the "on" part of the animation is very effective Rik. I like that a lot.

Thanks very much for saying that, Egg.

**Gare** · 28 February 2015, 01:20 PM

Lovely, Rik.

See how all this stuff we review has a ceretain convergence? I hesitate to say, "Like, oh, man, it's a synergy", but putting the puzzle piecesin Xara together definitely results in a complex, beautiful product if you think about it and approach it at a moderate pace.

My Best,

Gary

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**Hajeem** · 01 March 2015, 06:32 PM

Hi Gary

I am afraid that for me it is not so easy to follow:

I am struggling with the part where you add in writing to your spoken words:
Ctr click (select inside)
then Ctr C
then Ctr Shift V

(whereas in the spoken words you say ´so Ctrl click on the original circle after you have duplicated it´ This is about 4.43 minutes into the video. I have tried both instructions and still do not come up with a circle which I can make smaller like you do which is exactly in the middle of the of the guidelines. Also my blend will not follow the decreasing circle.

I enclose my file. Did I do something wrong?

Thanks

Hélène